And with that...one wonders why there's a clash between Monza and the Nürburgring 24H.

Great question. Given this and the original WEC/Peit Le Mans clash maybe the ACO (and FIA WEC) just don't worry too much about such things, even if they're releasing their schedule later and the conflicts should be readily apparent.

“We never really considered extending or shortening the calendar,” [Neveu] revealed. “We sent a questionnaire out to the ELMS teams. Their feedback advocated stability and consideration for keeping costs under control. On the latter topic, we could make an announcement in Portimao about capping the number of people supporting teams during ELMS race week-ends. Throughout this questionnaire, we are also given a few hints about where teams might want to compete in the future.

“But again, we understood that our customers wanted things to be balanced and stable. We shall respect that.”

I was just thinking about the adjustment made to the Buriram round for the AsLMS season that is about to begin. I was wondering if it wouldn't be a bad idea to do likewise with one ELMS race, the most obvious choice for this being Monza.